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Posted in thread: Help with carbing 500ml at a time on 09-22-2014 at 07:27 PMI'm am at the tail end of a hard cider experiment where I have about 18 different mini batches.
I would like to carbonate each one individually so I went to the hardware store and picked up
some gear ...

Posted in thread: Tim's Keezer Build + Tutorial on 10-10-2013 at 03:16 AMUpdate #2Just about finished everything up today. I started by assembling my 5 tap lines. I
used 3/16" Bev Seal Ultra. It is a pain to work with because of how stiff it is, but it should
last a LONG t...

Posted in thread: Tim's Keezer Build + Tutorial on 10-09-2013 at 02:47 AMHey everyone. I thought I would upload a bunch of photos and give you a step by step process of
how I built my 5 tap keezer. I tried to keep everything as low-cost/high-quality as possible. I
am no ca...

Posted in thread: CPVC Manifold on 09-17-2013 at 10:37 PMYes, slides into the copper and fastened with a small #6 stainless screw. The copper fitting is
the same 1/4" size as the CPVC, the other (threaded) side is 5/8".I would like to do a full
cross in the...

Posted in thread: CPVC Manifold on 09-17-2013 at 04:30 PMI thought I would give the CPVC bottom a try. I have been using the SS braid and just got sick
of it floating and my spoon catching it.A lot of the CPVC manifolds I've seen have all sorts of
T's and e...

Posted in thread: Should I split my US-05 yeast starter? on 08-31-2013 at 06:59 PMThe beer seems to be fermenting along nicely (after about a 18hr lag) at 60-62F. The only odd
thing so far is the krausen. Its the most perfectly fluffy white I have ever seen. Usually it
looks like v...

Posted in thread: Should I split my US-05 yeast starter? on 08-30-2013 at 12:05 PMPitched it this morning. 36hr old 1L starter into 5 gallons of 1.062 wort @ 60F. I'll give it a
look when I get back from the State Fair.

Posted in thread: Should I split my US-05 yeast starter? on 08-29-2013 at 04:31 PMOoook. This has gotten more intense than I ment, but I think I'll just pitch the whole starter
and see what happens. I don't have a stir plate so that might help. I'll probably be over
pitching but oh...

Posted in thread: Should I split my US-05 yeast starter? on 08-29-2013 at 04:12 PMSoooo, to ask the question a different way, should I dump half and pitch the correct (220bil)
amount or just pitch the whole starter?